Our gratitude to the always interesting Maps Mania for referring us to the Anomaly Observatory has been documenting paranormal activity focused mainly on Berlin and environs since 2008 but monitoring the unexplained—from the mundane to the phenomenal—which deviates dangerously from the norm. 
Like with this instance with the map centred on this location on the Museuminsel recounting how one night last December a torrent of water washing away hundreds of exotic fish causing huge and disruptive flood appeared, nearly eliding over the fact that the source was the sudden and catastrophic explosion of a hotel aquarium, it is difficult to tell if it’s an earnest investigation or a facetious commentary on such endeavours but regardless wonderful weird and dedicated to urban mythos. More to explore at the links above.
synchronopitica
one year ago: Que Sera, Sera, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), assembling the globe by various demographic factors plus more city map generators
two years ago: assorted links to revisit, identifying the location of a sketch by Leonardo plus a Beatles single with an equally good b-side (1966)
three years ago: America tries to ban TikTok, the invention of telegraphy was first dismissed as a gimmick, more links to enjoy, an alternate ending to The Giving Tree plus the Portsmouth Sinfonia
four years ago: air traffic controls in the US strike (1981), the craze of purikura plus a look at the hodiernal verb tense
five years ago: a preview of Star Trek: Picard, a planned remake of 9-to-5 plus more links worth revisiting
